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I was today days old when I learned Mumbai's time is +5:30. - David Mar 6, 19:58 4
- welcome to the outsourced world -- nm - budice Mar 6, 20:23
- wait til you find out about Nepal. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 20:07
- it's kinda nuts -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 19:59 1
  - That half hour offset is going to be foremost in my campaign for a single global timezone -- nm - JD Mar 6, 20:07
Your Cute Baby Elephant Wearing a Jaunty Sweater Video of the Day -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 6, 19:49
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Indian Wells tournament. He has been replaced in the draw by Sumit Nagal. Let's see if anyone notices. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 19:34 2
- Have you ever been to the Citi Open? It's not far from me, and I keep thinking of going but never pulled the trigger. -- nm - MDH Mar 6, 19:43 1
  - Three times and it’s awesome. Thinking of going this year. - Dano Mar 6, 20:20 [Attachment]
Thursday crossword theme is *annoying* -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 19:29 1
- sure is. I dislike the ones where there's no way to get it until you have most of it. like you're not coming up with that blind. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 19:44
Krusty, your q45 headphones on ebay for $120. New, used much cheaper. -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 6, 18:45 1
- I definitely didn't pay that much for them. I wasn't going over $100 as there's a chance I will break them. I'm good for it. - Krusty Mar 6, 18:50
Katie Porter claims the CA Primary was rigged because billionaires donated to her opponent. -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 6, 18:37 9
- She fundamentally didn’t understand Twitter isn’t real life and misjudged her favorability. -- nm - MDH Mar 6, 18:54 4
  - funny how it's always the female candidates who misjudged their favorability -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 18:56 3
    - Not biting on this. -- nm - MDH Mar 6, 18:57 2
      - Pixie is still heavily addicted to Twitter. You’ll have to forgive him. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 19:54
      - enjoy 20 years of West Coast Chuck Schumer y'all -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 19:03
- yes, the post-Citizens United electoral system is even more rigged for wealthy donors than the old system -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 18:44
- Not a good look -- nm - budice Mar 6, 18:43 2
  - still a better look than one dem spending millions on Fox N*** to ratfuck another dem -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 18:46 1
    - that's pretty much standard dirty tricks, well 10m? now watch it bite him in the ass and the popular ball player gets elected. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 20:21
aw. my poor kitty that had surgery last week (feline mammary tumour) has an infected incision and has to keep the cone on for a few more weeks. - mafic Mar 6, 18:32 3
- Awwww -- nm - Pippy Mar 6, 19:17
- Oh, poor baby. Yes, give her unlimited tuna! -- nm - David Mar 6, 18:40 1
  - Also extra pets! -- nm - amandaphone Mar 6, 19:28
RAINMAKER!!! -- nm - David Mar 6, 18:21 2
- “Kenny, you’ve been missing dates for no good reason.” -- nm - Tim Mar 6, 18:32 1
  - I'm out here taking strays. -- nm - David Mar 6, 18:40
J is annoyed at our new car - Znufrii, promoted Mar 6, 17:52 13
- Automatic locks sound luxe. -- nm - amandaphone Mar 6, 18:01
- Like she has no other options for judging you silently. What’s your dishwasher loading style? -- nm - Roger More Mar 6, 17:56 11
  - L3! -- nm - Pippy Mar 6, 19:18
  - I bet he puts cutlery handle down, like an animal. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 18:19 8
    - All of it except the knives which will cut a bitch if they're pointy side up. -- nm - Krusty Mar 6, 18:32 4
      - until you touch them with your filthy hands. - mafic Mar 6, 18:39 3
        
        I have a countertop dishwasher so not the big one most everyone has. It has a rack that you have to put the handle down into or the cutlery - Krusty Mar 6, 18:45 2
        
        yeah, on one site they used to store all the cutlery in containers business end up until someone put a steak knife through their hand. - mafic Mar 6, 18:52 1
        
        Yeesh! -- nm - Krusty Mar 6, 19:49
    - Business end up, so it gets cleaner! - Reagen Mar 6, 18:26 2
      - This! -- nm - Krusty Mar 6, 18:33
      - cutlery tray you savage. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 18:30
  - "middle out" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 18:01
The new March Madness song. -- (link) - David Mar 6, 17:33 [youtube]
Calgary trading Hanafin to Vegas. Man, Calgary hates Edmonton that much that they'll trade all their players to teams the Oilers might face. -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 17:23 3
- I mean yes, but Conroy's really a highest bidder kind of guy. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 17:29 2
  - he's probably the last to go as well. Kylington might be on the block, but I'm not sure anyone's scrambling to get him. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 17:44
  - also, fuck Vegas and their fucking cap dodging asses. -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 17:31
I made an decision to put a temporary stop to my no candy rule to try Lemon Crisp Kit Kats. 9/10, oh Kit Kats, you are so good. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Mar 6, 17:21 3
- Lemon Kit Kats are the bees knees -- nm - sycor Mar 6, 18:32
- Oh yes! Very much yes. I had cold brew caramel M&Ms. Dunno why they were on clearance. If I had bought them all, I’d have ate them all. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 18:11
- nice! I had salted caramel kitkat recently, that was good -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 18:01
so there's construction at my workplace. rejigging walls and office space and there's a temporary wall right behind me. workers think it's soundproof - mafic Mar 6, 16:41 6
- ask them on the down low if they can score you some weed -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 17:12
- Warm up some apple juice. -- nm - Max Mar 6, 17:00
- I feel like I should loudly cough or something. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 16:46 3
  - Loudly and slowlypour water from a bottle into a cup -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 16:59 2
    - L3! -- nm - Pippy Mar 6, 19:19
    - this is the best answer. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 17:08
Pokémon Go: The GoTour quest has changed from requiring catching the specific ones from that event to simply a Legendary Pokémon. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 16:40
G is doing a run through the whole Spider-Man film series and just hit that part of SM3. And regretting many of her life choices. -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 16:38 1
- it's gonna get worse before it gets better. but then it'll be much better! - mafic Mar 6, 16:45
Now playing: Argylle. So far, pretty sexy opening scene. -- nm - sycor Mar 6, 15:58 5
- Bwahahaha. Roof top. -- nm - sycor Mar 6, 17:43
- Nope. Wait. Just turned ridiculous. -- nm - sycor Mar 6, 16:01 3
  - I saw it in theaters (A-List at least) and thought the same thing. -- nm - MDH Mar 6, 16:44
  - The train scene is great. -- nm - LMS Mar 6, 16:26 1
    - Assuming that's what I just watched, that was great. -- nm - sycor Mar 6, 16:40
Gal Gadot 4, Josh Hartnett 4, Cam Newton 8, Philip Rivers 10, Nick Cannon 12 -- (link) - budice Mar 6, 15:58 1
- Those are sure clothes. -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 16:03
uh oh, more private harsh criticism and tough questions incoming, Bibi -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 15:50 1
- wake me up when we issue them a stern warning. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 17:30
LIR: thank you all so much for the birthday wishes. It really means a lot. - sycor Mar 6, 15:48 4
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Pippy Mar 6, 19:20
- All the best and have a great year ahead! -- nm - Krusty Mar 6, 18:35
- Happy birthday! -- nm - pmb Mar 6, 15:58
- Happy plethora -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 15:49
The Disruptors trailer -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 6, 15:40 [youtube]
OMG, I'm going to lose my mind. My daughter is now freaking out because some artists are starting to pull out of SXSW in protest of the fact that - pmb Mar 6, 15:25 9
- If she feels strongly about the issue, suggest that she write a song about it and perform it there. Far more impactful than a protest quit -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 6, 16:53
- lean in -- nm - rollo Mar 6, 16:25
- Cynical you is probably 100% right. -- (edited) - Znufrii, promoted Mar 6, 16:00
- There will be protests a plenty. You don’t give up your position ON STAGE. You can use that if you want to be part of it. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 15:47
- In chaos comes opportunities. She could get promoted to an official stage -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 15:45 1
  - She's on an official stage (yay) and actually they just offered her a second slot, so that's great too. I'm just concerned she's going to flip out. -- nm - pmb Mar 6, 15:57
- only speaking for the Hollywood side of things, the writers and actors getting fired are the ones amplifying "from the river to the sea" shit - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 15:45
- Ugh that's tough. Sorry she is dealing with all that. -- nm - sycor Mar 6, 15:37
- egad -- nm - mud Mar 6, 15:31
'Rust' Armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Accidental Shooting -- nm - budice Mar 6, 15:15 4
- Did ST see the expert witness who pointed a gun at the judge? -- (link) - Roger More Mar 6, 15:30 3
  - defence witness you say? this makes the verdict less surprising. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 16:53 1
    - with experts like these, who needs enemies? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 18:08
  - Baliff: "No, fucko" -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 15:33
If you follow Olivia Munn on IG, the story about her muffins* today is pretty funny - prayformojo Mar 6, 15:10 3
- Mmm….muffins. - Znufrii, promoted Mar 6, 16:02
- She was great with the double entendres on Attack of the Show. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 6, 15:15
- "i bet theyre soft" -- nm - budice Mar 6, 15:13
I know it’s easy to dunk on Matthew Vaughn but compare this crummy Argylle set piece with the heroine on skates with Geena in LKG -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 14:58 10
- I get what they're going for tone-wise, but computers make everything worse. and that's remarkably bloodless. gotta get that PG-13 I guess. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 18:51
- That was a funny-ass scene and I laughed uncontrollably at it. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 6, 15:46
- Special shout out to the music, as being an exceptional fit to the scene. -- nm - Roger More Mar 6, 15:23
- I kinda need to see this movie now. It looks absurd. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 6, 15:15 2
  - Did you see Bullet Train? Did you like it? Then it's probably a good fit. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 6, 15:51
  - how the fuck you doing an axel jump on concrete? -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 15:24
- Kingsman and The Transporter -- (link) - Max Mar 6, 15:04 [youtube] 1
  - Transporter oil fight is what I thought of. -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 15:05
- like fucking come on man -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 15:00 [youtube] 1
  - That was one of the worst titles you could give an action movie. Dudes stayed away like they were making you wear a dress to get in. -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 15:05
survivor dinner suggestions? -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 6, 14:49 3
- BBQ the player voted off? :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 6, 14:50
- Boston (Rob) Market -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 14:50 1
  - mannnnn does Boston Rob have quite the hater after him on the new Deal or No Deal - Jovian Mar 6, 14:53
don't tell me your principles, show me your ballot -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 14:46 10
- I have a personal strategy for people I consider "MAGA-lite" - Dano Mar 6, 15:38 7
  - "Biden is too old" is a bananas argument when they're less than 4 years apart and Trump probably has more general old man risk factors. - mafic Mar 6, 16:58 4
    - You're making the mistake that the people you're arguing with aren't bananas. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 17:25 1
      - yeah. I meant to add I know it's not a rational argument we're having here. -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 17:36
    - It’s also bananas when we literally have a back up in Kamala Harris. And if we play our House of Rep cards right, Hakeem is right there too! -- nm* - Qale Mar 6, 17:11
    - the article if anyone cares. both have about 75% chance of survival through 2028, but Trump a bit lower than Biden. - mafic Mar 6, 17:07
  - Maybe these soft right wingers would vote for The NOT Dead Kennedy -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 15:48 1
    - I uncovered a conspiracy guy at my kid's school on the weekend. "that RFK Jr. is pretty balanced. I'd vote for him if I could." - mafic Mar 6, 17:02
- "Why can't Biden reach them?" -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 14:49 1
  - he could have murdered several babies on 5th Avenue and this 80 year old fossil still wouldnt be moved to vote against him. -- nm - Jovian Mar 6, 14:51
both Fetterman and Casey apparently got suckered by Qale's favorite TikTokker but only one of them is running for re-election this year -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 14:44
The republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina . . . - pmb Mar 6, 14:42 12
- As the Lt. Governor, this guy suuuucks. -- nm - sycor Mar 6, 15:39
- Clearly taken out of context. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 6, 15:25 5
  - Here's the entire statement. -- (pic) - Strongbad Mar 6, 15:26 [Attachment] 4
    - "I'd love to go back to when Republicans cared about people." -- nm - mafic Mar 6, 18:17
    - That's still nonsense in about 5 different ways. -- nm - Reagen Mar 6, 15:27 2
      - Likely true. The original Twitter post is still garbage. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 6, 15:28 1
        
        not nearly as much as a piece of garbage that this man is though. So there is that. -- nm - Jovian Mar 6, 15:44
- oooh, I bet you don't, buddy. -- nm - Max Mar 6, 14:58
- Hosted by the Republican Women…wow. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 14:48 1
  - Right? That was the best part. -- nm - pmb Mar 6, 14:50
- NC should be more competitive than Georgia for Biden this cycle -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 14:47
- smdh -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 14:42
huh, I hadn't realized that Gal Gadot was pregnant -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 6, 14:42 3
- Not it. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 6, 15:02
- Gal Gadot 4, Josh Hartnett 4, Philip Rivers 10, Nick Cannon 12 -- nm - budice Mar 6, 14:43 1
  - (known) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 14:55
You know one way to make it look like we're underfunded..? -- nm - NYPD Mar 6, 14:22
Sounds like Cannon is going to dismiss the document case.. - Jovian Mar 6, 14:18 4
- be a good way to get reversed by the 11th Cir and thrown off the case -- nm* - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 14:37 3
  - Exactly. Maybe she realizes she doesn’t want to be pressured by Trump & Co. any more and wants off the case. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 6, 15:16
  - I was just wondering about that. Can the appellate court reassign the case? Can Smith request that as part of the appeal? - pmb Mar 6, 14:39 1
    - apparently yes (and has been moving to box Cannon in to forcing the 11th Cir's hand) - hollywood big shot Mar 6, 14:43
Hidden Valley Ranch, Cheez-It join forces to create Cheezy Ranch Dressing -- (link) - budice Mar 6, 14:16 3
- Wake me when they partner with Rice Krispie Treats and Cheerios. -- nm - Max Mar 6, 14:18 2
  - "Welcome to Young Ones, the show where moms ask their kids increasingly pointed questions while eating increasingly bland cereal." - Max Mar 6, 14:23
  - Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Smores -- nm - budice Mar 6, 14:19
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Mar 6, 13:56 3
- toot toot! -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 6, 14:00 2
  - Yawn yawn…. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Mar 6, 14:08 1
    - git off my yawn -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 14:10

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